(Southeast Texas Record) -- Texas
Petrochemicals has filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit claiming its pipelines
were damaged when another pipeline ruptured and started a fire. As previously
reported, Texas Petrochemicals filed a lawsuit April 20, 2009, in Jefferson
County District Court against UCAR Pipeline Inc., Dow Chemical Co. and Union
Carbide Corp.

Court records show an ethylene pipeline in Port Arthur owned by UCAR ruptured
around 2 a.m., Oct. 18, 2007, resulting in an uncontrolled released of ethylene.
The ruptured pipeline, which was located near Main B Canal in Port Arthur,
caused an explosion and fire. An hour later, Texas Petrochemicals' pipeline also
ruptured and caught fire. According to the suit, the fire was caused by metal
fatigue that occurred because of flames from the burning UCAR pipeline.

On Jan. 10 Texas Petrochemicals filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice,
requesting Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court, to dismiss all
claims.

Texas Petrochemicals was seeking actual damages, cost of repair and
replacement, unspecified exemplary damages, pre- and post-judgment interest at
the legal rate, court costs and other relief to which they may be entitled.